Giving back to the community has always been a mission of Rushford State Bank. That spirit was on display this week when RSB employees arrived at the Semcac Food Shelf with a shopping cart full of groceries and a check for $350.

If you’ve noticed some industrial-grade landscaping on the east side of the Hwy 43 bridge crossing the Root River, you’re not imagining things. The cleared area—which extends from south of the levee to the river bank— is the site of Rushford’s new canoe launch.

The Lanesboro area innkeepers are ready for their annual Christmas Inn Tour this Sunday, Dec. 3, from 2-6 p.m. While the tour typically focuses on the Lanesboro area, for the first time ever the Andor Wenneson Inn of Peterson will be included.